Re: [PATCH 0/3] x86_64 EFI runtime service support

[Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>]

On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 03:41:44AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Andi Kleen wrote:
> >> - "struct boot_params" (the zeropage) is kept as a legacy interface.
> > 
> > Legacy interface for what?  Just for kexec utils which never should
> > have been using it anyways keeping backwards cruft around seems
> > misplac.ed
> 
> Worse.  LinuxBIOS.  :(

Sigh. Perhaps it should be renamed AntiLinuxBios: it seems to be actively adverse.

-Andi
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